Covalently coupling the antibody on an amine-self-assembled gold surface to probe hyaluronan-binding protein with capacitance measurement

Biosens Bioelectron. 2003 Aug 15;18(9):1183-91. doi: 10.1016/s0956-5663(02)00253-1.

Abstract

Hyaluronan-binding proteins (HABPs), the important structural components of extracellular matrices, served important structural and regulatory functions during development and in maintaining adult tissue homestats. A sensitive, specific and rapid-responsing immunosensor to probe hyaluronan-binding cartilage protein was presented in this work. The novel immunosensor supplied a label-free detection method for HABP, which was based on measuring the capacitance change in-between the unlabeled HABP (antigen) and rabbit-anti-HABP (Ra-HABP, antibody). The HABP immunosensor was prepared by covalently coupling Ra-HABP on an amine-self-assembled gold surface with glutaraldehyde. The capacitance change corresponding to the concentration of HABP, the target antigen, was evaluated by an electrochemical approach called potentiostatic-step in microseconds. The immunosensor showed a specific response to HABP in the range 10-1000 ng/ml. The presented work supplied a promising clinical screening method.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Amines / chemistry
  • Antibodies / analysis
  • Antibodies / chemistry*
  • Antibodies / immunology
  • Antigen-Antibody Complex / analysis
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemical synthesis
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry*
  • Electric Capacitance
  • Electrochemistry / instrumentation*
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Hyaluronan Receptors / analysis*
  • Hyaluronan Receptors / immunology
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Amines
  • Antibodies
  • Antigen-Antibody Complex
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Hyaluronan Receptors
  • Gold